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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 1046538" data-attributes="member: 707">I'd be wary of any feat that allowed a PC to place too much emphasis on a single stat.&nbsp; The more you can consolidate in a single stat, the easier it is to strengthen your PC.&nbsp; Dex already governs ranged attacks, AC, and Reflex saves.&nbsp; Allowing it to be substituted for strength with regards to damage would, IMO, make it too easy to ignore strength and just put all your resources into maxing out dex.Regarding grappling, I too noticed that discrepancy between the attacker using strength, and the defender using strength or dex.&nbsp; But I think that it does what it's meant to do: makes strength the offensive skill (as it is with all melee feats, without a feat,) and prevent high-dex low-strength PCs (rogue, wizard, possibly bard,) from being overly susceptible to grapples.That said, I think that a feat allowing an attacker to substitute dex for strength in a grapple check would be all right.&nbsp; It'd be a kind of specialized Weapon Finesse, allowing dex substitution for a special attack.But I wouldn't allow a feat to substitute dex for damage.&nbsp; Ever.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Pendragon, post: 1046538, member: 707"] I'd be wary of any feat that allowed a PC to place too much emphasis on a single stat. The more you can consolidate in a single stat, the easier it is to strengthen your PC. Dex already governs ranged attacks, AC, and Reflex saves. Allowing it to be substituted for strength with regards to damage would, IMO, make it too easy to ignore strength and just put all your resources into maxing out dex. Regarding grappling, I too noticed that discrepancy between the attacker using strength, and the defender using strength or dex. But I think that it does what it's meant to do: makes strength the offensive skill (as it is with all melee feats, without a feat,) and prevent high-dex low-strength PCs (rogue, wizard, possibly bard,) from being overly susceptible to grapples. That said, I think that a feat allowing an attacker to substitute dex for strength in a grapple check would be all right. It'd be a kind of specialized Weapon Finesse, allowing dex substitution for a special attack. But I wouldn't allow a feat to substitute dex for damage. Ever. [/QUOTE]

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